An update for MacBook Air-like gestures?

I really liked the demonstration of the multitouch gestures on the MacBook Air during today’s keynote. Its got me wondering though. Couldn’t Apple release an update to Leopard that would enable these trackpad gestures on existing MacBook and MacBook Pro hardware? I think the trackpad on the MacBook Pro is certainly big enough to accommodate most, if not all of them.

I can’t find information on this anywhere. Does this seem like something Apple would do? Or is it strictly a selling point for the MacBook Air? Post your thoughts in the comments.

If that's the case, that's a little janky. The MacBook and MacBook Pro touch pads already support two finger sliding (up/down, left/right). I can't believe that a firmware update couldn't get it to work, if it is indeed tied to hardware. Still, it might indeed be a hardware issue. If so, it's too bad. :(

dtravis7January 15, 2008 at 8:35 pm

Chris, has anything been said about if it comes with an OSX DVD in case the OS gets messed up down the road?

chrisiwJanuary 16, 2008 at 4:57 am

It seems to lack a few things that we have on our MacBooks, for a lot more money, all myself and mates really wanted was an upgraded MacBook in a nice aluminum case.